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KingJei’s “Feelin’ This Shit”: No Cap, Just Energy?

When was the last time a rap track caught your attention before the algorithm told you it mattered? There’s something refreshing about a title...

Aaron Koenig’s “Let’s Imagine”: Utopia, With a Twist

Can you borrow the world’s most famous musical dream of peace and still flip its politics on their head? That’s the tightrope Aaron Koenig walks...

A Different Brand of Noise: 37 Years Later, the Volume Is Up

Can a band pick up where it left off nearly four decades ago, or does time turn unfinished business into something entirely different? Some bands break up and become...

MFRJBYRD’s “Dine In Texas”: Southern Pride on the Ride

Can a song bottle the feeling of Texas without turning the Lone Star State into a bumper sticker? That’s the real question when MFRJBYRD pulls up with “Dine...

J-Graze’s “Reminisce”: Old-School Hip-Hop, New Memories

When was the last time a rap song made you smile about the past instead of wishing you could change it? Nostalgia can get messy. Sometimes it feels like flipping through...

Maiah Wynne’s Into the Waves: A Protest Song for a World Coming Apart

Somewhere between the hotel-room recordings, the weight of a brutal news cycle, and the kind of personal upheaval that rearranges your entire life, Maiah Wynne found...

Boys Noize’s “1 1 1”: The Run Never Ended

There’s a difference between having a moment and making the moment look small. Boys Noize has spent the better part of his career understanding that distinction,...

Calm Pens, and Glitch Noise: Folded Waffle Review Roundup

Jump to: A heavy 808 kick drops against a pitch-bent synth loop while dusty snares cut through the monitor mix. This Folded Waffle review roundup brings three distinct...

Heavy Kicks, Dusty Loops, and Unfiltered Energy: Highlighting Zoomatic, C.Shreve the Professor, and OMAR AWBU

Jump to: A distorted phonk bassline hits hard alongside raw boom bap drum chops and contemplative vocal flows in this week’s Folded Waffle feature. Instead of...

Cash Ruins Everything Around Me: DJ Jean Maron and Forsyth Flip a Classic for the Inflation Era

DJ Jean Maron is a 45-year-old French producer who has spent over two decades touring Europe and beyond. Throughout his career, he has shared stages with heavyweights...